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单词 shift
释义

shift

[ shift ]
/ ʃɪft /
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verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Idioms for shift

    shift gears. gear (def. 19).

Origin of shift

before 1000; (v.) Middle English shiften to arrange, Old English sciftan; cognate with German schichten to arrange in order, Old Norse skipta to divide; (noun) Middle English: contrivance, start, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR shift

1 substitute.
22 contrivance, resource, resort.
23 wile, ruse, subterfuge, stratagem.
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OTHER WORDS FROM shift

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shift

shift , shrift

Words nearby shift

shield-tailed snake, shield volcano, shieling, shier, shiest, shift, shiftable, shift bid, shifter, shift for oneself, shifting cultivation
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British Dictionary definitions for shift

shift
/ (ʃɪft) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of shift

shifter, noun

Word Origin for shift

Old English sciftan; related to Old Norse skipta to divide, Middle Low German schiften, to separate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for shift

shift
[ shĭft ]

v.

To move or transfer from one place or position to another.
To alter position or place.
To exchange one thing for another of the same type or class.

n.

A change from one person or configuration to another; a substitution.
A change in position.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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